Man hit with artificial leg in robbery (2:25 p.m.)

STOCKTON – A man being robbed by three people was hit over the head with his artificial leg after it fell off as he kicked at his attackers.

The Record

STOCKTON – A man being robbed by three people was hit over the head with his artificial leg after it fell off as he kicked at his attackers.

According to a Stockton police report, the 66-year-old man and a 62-year-old woman at about 7 p.m. Wednesday were walking in the 800 block of East Lindsay Street when three people confronted them.

Fearing he was about to be robbed, the man kicked one of the attackers. In the process, the man's artificial leg fell off and one of the attackers used it to hit the man over the head, according to the report.

The robbers were able to take the woman's purse before they left in a white four-door vehicle driven by a fourth person.

One of the attackers was described as a black male about 17 to 25 years old with short hair. He was wearing black shorts and a black shirt.

Two black females in the same age range were with him. One was heavyset with curly hair. She wore a blue shirt and blue jeans. The second wore a red T-shirt, blue jeans and a jeans jacket.

A fourth person, described as a male about 17 to 25 years old, drove the vehicle.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Stockton Police Department at (209) 937-8377.